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  • [ January 8, 2026 ] Live coverage: SpaceX to launch its Falcon 9 rocket on midday Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
  • [ January 7, 2026 ] NASA postpones first spacewalk of 2026 due to a ‘medical concern’ with an ISS crew member Mission Reports
  • [ January 6, 2026 ] Dept. of the Air Force opens bidding for Space Launch Complex 14 at Vandenberg SFB News
  • [ January 4, 2026 ] SpaceX launches first Starlink deployment mission since problem strikes satellite Falcon 9
  • [ January 2, 2026 ] SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy Falcon 9

Photos: Falcon 9 launch from Press Site

February 12, 2015 Justin Ray

Launch of Falcon from the Turn Basin at the NASA-KSC Press Site.

Credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now

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News Headlines

  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch its Falcon 9 rocket on midday Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral
    January 8, 2026
  • NASA postpones first spacewalk of 2026 due to a ‘medical concern’ with an ISS crew member
    January 7, 2026
  • Dept. of the Air Force opens bidding for Space Launch Complex 14 at Vandenberg SFB
    January 6, 2026
  • SpaceX launches first Starlink deployment mission since problem strikes satellite
    January 4, 2026
  • SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy
    January 2, 2026
  • Launch pad issue delays again Falcon 9 launch of Italian Earth observation satellite
    December 27, 2025
  • Former ULA president and CEO Tory Bruno joins Blue Origin
    December 26, 2025
  • H3 rocket suffers upper stage anomaly, fails to correctly deploy navigation satellite
    December 22, 2025
  • Tory Bruno steps down as President, CEO of ULA
    December 22, 2025
  • Astronauts, launch teams practice Artemis 2 countdown
    December 21, 2025
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